I plagiarize, paraphrase and editorialize with the following information about
the VSO Annual Spring Meeting.
John Spahr
Member, 2015 VSO Annual Meeting Planning Committee
A spectacular mountain-top setting and Blue Ridge avian specialties will make
the 2015 VSO Annual Meeting a can’t missexperience. Field trips along the
ridges as well as down into the Rockfish and Shenandoah Valleys should yield
unbeatable natural beauty — not to mention an excellent list and great company
of fellow birders. Jointly hosting are the Augusta Bird Club andMonticello Bird
Club. Our headquarters will be Wintergreen Resort (see below).
The keynote speaker at the Saturday evening banquet will be Scott Weidensaul,
internationally known author, naturalist and conservationist. A Pulitzer Prize
nominee, his books cover a spectrum of topics from bird migration, to birding
history, extinct species, and early American history. His articles have
appeared in publications such as Smithsonian, New York Times and Nature
Conservancy. He lectures widely and is an active field researcher, specializing
in birds of prey and hummingbirds. His keynote address will be on Project
Snowstorm a multi-state, collaborative effort to better understand the periodic
irruptions of snowy owls into southern Canada and the U.S.
http://www.scottweidensaul.com/
On Friday evening, Dr. Marshall Faintich will introduce us to the birds of
the Wintergreen and Nelson County. He is the author of A Photographic Guide to
the Birds of Wintergreen, and his wildlife photos have appeared in newspapers,
magazines, web sites and presentations in Virginia and Maryland.
More information and lodging details can be viewed on the VSO website
http://www.virginiabirds.net/
Registration forms will be included in the upcoming VSO newsletter.
If you are not a VSO member consider joining.
Wintergreen Resort, located in Nelson County not far from Charlottesville, a
four-season resort in an alpine setting has excellent lodging, two spectacular
and challenging golf courses, tennis, swimming, a spa, fine dining, activities
for children and more. http://www.wintergreenresort.com/ The entire family ;
(even non-birding spouses) can have a fun weekend here.
